For One Night Only
By danielradcliffe4eva aka Simple09 and joelenemalfoy

AFTER THE SHOW

Hermione had finished her first set of her new start. She had seen the man who she had given one night only to the previous night.

"Why am I falling in love with him? I only spent one night with him." Hermione asked no one as she was alone in her dressing room.

KNOCK KNOCK

Hermione got up and went to the door to see that the Manager was stood there along with Severus who was just stood behind him in the shadows.

"Hermione you have sent tonight's audience into a wild frenzy with your cabaret act. I want to add more shows for you during the week." The manager told her.

"Thank you sir. I am glad that you enjoyed it." Hermione replied trying not to notice Severus standing there also.

"Oh this is Severus Snape, he wanted to see you after you had finished. Lord Malfoy sends his apologies for not showing up for your debut here in New York. But he would be here next week for your second set. Now then I would like to offer you a contract for three nights a week. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. They're the prime nights that we run during the week. I would like for you to perform on these nights." The manager offered her.

"I love the offer, but can I think about it? I have only just come to live here and I want to settle down first." Hermione smiled.

"Well don't take too long as the offer will only be on the table for one week." The manager told her.

"Well I think then I will have to get an agent, I think that Raven Prince's agent Lord Malfoy may be able to help me out." Hermione smirked.

The manager gulped as he heard what Hermione had just told him. Lord Malfoy was a hard task master to please.

"Well that's enough contract talk, I will talk with you tomorrow in the afternoon if that is agreeable and I hope to bring Lord Malfoy along with me if he is available. Severus its nice to see you again, please do come in." Hermione invited Severus into her dressing room.

"Well Miss Granger until tomorrow. You were brilliant tonight." The manager left the doorway of Hermione's dressing room and headed to his office.

Hermione and Severus's eyes both locked on each other and remained that way for minutes.

"You left without saying goodbye Hermione." Severus broke the silence.

"Severus please." Hermione turned away.

"Hermione, I know that I only had one night with you, but I am in love with you."

"Severus please we can't! You live at Hogwarts and I now live here in New York it would never work. Please just go back to Hogwarts and forget about me." Hermione looked down at her hands as she spoke.

"Hermione please I love you! I know that you love me. Just say it. Say them three words to me." Severus grabbed Hermione's shoulder and turned her around to face her.

Hermione couldn't look in Severus's face. She shook her head.

"Hermione just say it!"

"I can't Severus. I don't love you."

Severus stood there holding Hermione's shoulders.

"Say that to me looking me in my eyes Hermione. Say that to me and I will be out of your life."

Hermione looked into Severus's eyes.

"I don't love you." Hermione turned and grabbed her bag and started putting all of her stuff in and then left her dressing room

Severus stared at the spot where Hermione was stood just a moment ago. He ran out slamming the door and made his way to the exit.

He saw Hermione get into her new car and just sit there. The engine was off.

Hermione was crying her eyes out. She couldn't believe that she had just told Severus that she didn't love him. She didn't want her heart breaking all over again after what Draco had done to her.

Severus walked over to Hermione's car and knocked on the window. She opened the car door and stepped out.

"Hermione?" Severus looked at her tear stained face.

"I don't want to be hurt anymore. I don't want to be heartbroken no more. I just want someone to love me and stay with me." Hermione blurted out.

"Hermione, I promise that I won't do that to you."

Severus hugged Hermione.

"You promise Severus that you won't hurt me?" Hermione looked up into the eyes that she was falling in love with.

"I do promise Hermione. I do."